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Painting of a helmeted woman in armor and blue drapery beside a nude young man, with a hooded figure and a castle on a hill in the background.

The Call of Perseus

A painted scene of a helmeted, armored woman standing center in blue-grey drapery, holding a sword, while a nude young man on the right lifts a hand to his head. At left, a hooded, shrouded figure stands behind a crouching nude figure by water, and a castle sits on a distant hill beneath a golden, hazy sky.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1877
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1638 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1877; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El llamado de Perseo, Burne-Jones

Una escena pintada de una mujer armada con casco, de pie en el centro, vestida con paños azul grisáceo y sosteniendo una espada, mientras un joven desnudo a la derecha levanta una mano hacia su cabeza. A la izquierda, una figura encapuchada y envuelta en un manto está detrás de una figura desnuda agachada junto al agua, y un castillo se alza en una colina lejana bajo un cielo dorado y brumoso.

Português: O Chamado de Perseu, Burne-Jones

Uma cena pintada de uma mulher armada com elmo, de pé no centro, vestida com drapeados azul-acinzentados e segurando uma espada, enquanto um jovem nu à direita ergue a mão até a cabeça. À esquerda, uma figura encapuzada e envolta em um manto está atrás de uma figura nua agachada junto à água, e um castelo se ergue em uma colina distante sob um céu dourado e nebuloso.

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